Growth rates of malignant and benign thyroid nodules in an ultrasound follow-up study: a retrospective cohort study

Growth rates of malignant and benign thyroid nodules in an ultrasound follow-up study: a retrospective cohort study

Abstract Background Thyroid nodules are frequently detected by cervical ultrasound examinations. In follow-up studies, malignant as well as benign nodules may exhibit an increase in size. The objective of our investigation was to test whether histologically determined malignant and benign thyroid no...

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Main Authors: Michael Cordes, Theresa Ida Götz, Karen Horstrup, Torsten Kuwert, Christian Schmidkonz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Thyroid nodules
Growth kinetics
Growth rates
Follow-up
Tumor growth
Thyroid carcinomas
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-019-6348-z

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